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Student Earns Commission For Artwork
lyonna St. Gerard, 10, a fifth grade
student at Woodlawn Elementary School
in northeast Portland, recently earned
S50 for her watercolor oil pastel, still life.
Gerard was one ofseveral students
at the school who participated in the
Pacific Northwest College o f Art/
Woodlawn Elementary School Young
Artist Project in 1993.
She was recently notified that her
artwork, on display at the Portland Con­
vention Center, was purchased to be
installed in the home o f Maria Sabatino
in Lake Oswego.
Gerard plans to use the money to
begin a college fund for her education.
The daughter o f Denise Lathan is also
active in dance and choir.
An illustration by Woodlawn
Fifth Grader lyonna St. Gerard.
Vision
In a presentation entitled "The
technologies to our schools depends
involved in their children’s educa­
Connected Learning Community,”
on expanding access to the informa­
tion, a factor educators believe is key
Bill Gates, chairman and CEO o f
tionhighway, developing better tools
for student success. Via electronic
Microsoft Corp recently offered a
and educational software, and build­
mail and bulletin boards, teachers
vision o f how technology can en­
ing new alliances with the private
and parents can communicate easily
hance education and announced a set
sector,” Kunin said. “Technology
and often.
o f new initiatives designed to help
provides us with a new unique op­
educators make the best use o f infor­
portunity to improve teaching and
mation technology.
learning. Above all, our nation needs
Addressing more than 700 na­
to do a much better jo b with technol­
tional education leaders and students
ogy training, including developing
at Georgetown University, Gates de­
teachers’ professional skills with
scribed how recent advances in tech­
these new tools.”
nology offer a new opportunity to
Gates introduced the concept of
help address the challenges o f edu­
“ I he Connected Learning Commu­
cating the most diverse group o f stu­
nity,” a stimulating, enriched educa­
dents in the world. Pointing to the
tional environment in which all stu­
dramatic growth o f the Internet and
dents have access to the world's in­ LIVING
the increased capabilities o f the PC
formation through personal comput­
as a productivity, information and
Xou have it made in the I S
ers, and students, educators, parents C oast G uard 20 careers to choose from
communications tool, Gates believes
and the extended community are con­ •m in d in g saving h ie s . I.,,, e n forcem ent
that technology can contribute to the
and e n v iro n m e n ta l p ro te c tio n C o m p e titu
nected to one another.
learning process in more significant
Gates described three key ways salary ’ 0 -d a i s’ paid vacation Free hi,using
ways than ever before.
learningcommunities will be connect­ & meals, m edical & d e n ta l care and tra ie I
“The most important use for in­
L a m college cred its L h g ib il.tc f „ r ( ; |
ed — within and between schools,
Bill lo r more information, call 1 800 G U I’ I ’S C t
formation technology is to improve
between school and home, and be­ or visit us at
education,” Gates said. "W e have a
tween the school and the outside world.
tremendous opportunity to enhance
In a connected school, students
the wavs we think and learn by taking
will collaborate in an environment
advantage o f technology.”
that provides access to information,
U.S. Deputy Secretary o f Edu­
JJ.S. ~
supports problem solving and ac­
cation Madeleine Kuninjoined Gates
C
oastguard
commodates individualized learning.
I t Hurtt n t ten u
in this forum hosted by The Rever­
Teachers will become facilita­
end Leo J. O'D onovan, president of
tors and coaches, w ith easy access to
Georgetown University.
students’ records and portfolios that
Kunin emphasized the impor­
enables them to provide immediate
tance o f technology in reaching the
feedback.
nation’s education goals.
Connections between school and
“Bringing the full fruits o f new
home will help parents become more
Best Wishes
For Happy
Holidays!
lyonna St. Gerard
LANGE
The Black College: Its Fate In
The Twenty-First Century
m P rof , M< K ini . fv
ical training and education is uneven
Several strong 'Sorority sisters’
geographically and fragm ented’ were in counterpoint, emphasizing
between the secondary, community that they worked hard at generating
college and higher-education sectors. support for sending black youth to
Their position was that if this traditional black colleges—they cited
were true for student preparation social and emotional support and the
’within' the state, "then just think o f building o f self-esteem. The ‘oppo­
the situation where a youth is dis­ sition fired back with quotes from a
patched thousands of miles to secure Tony Brown program “Only 5% o f
an education at a college that is not students at black colleges have per­
even ranked in "Americas' Best col­ sonal com puters—65% at ‘w hite’
leges: 1996 Annual Guide; The Fin­ schools.' Continued next week
No, I have not been in touch with
. a friend on the ‘Psychic Hot Line”
; who is in possession o f the last word
; on that subject-rather, over the week-
< end I was assailed buffeted attacked
• and defended at a local coffee house
. for expressing views on the future o f
; the classic ‘Black C ollege’.
I think it would be better put to
. say that the spirited discussion (argu-
, ment by any other name) was or
. should have been, about available
; post-secondary education for Port-
, land’s African American Youth. The
¡dozen or so participants (only two
¡were white) seemed torn between
¡evaluating the basic concept o f a
¡‘‘Black College” separate from any
est Teaching; Business And Engi­
neering, I he Top 50 Program s”
(someone went home and got a copy
of “U.S. News & World Report" for
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,practical educational needs o f local
, minority y o u th -an d giving pragmat­
i c considerations in balancing “for-
,eign institutions o f higher learning
¡against local ones.
1 his has got to be the most inter­
esting (and productive) impromptu
¡dialogue I’ve engaged in for several
¡years. The situation seems to have
¡become more than “academic” argu-
; ment (pardon the pun). Under the very
¡best of circumstances, the financing
I o f a college education is serious busi­
n e s s forjustabout all’ Americanfam-
’iliesuîAnd, then, you have it that this
¡has been a much more critical concern
f to minorities. And, if that is not enough,
¡the nation’s economy (and salaries)
¡has been shrink-wrapped by mergers,
¡consolidations, outsourcing and lay-
¡offs - 50 the matter is ofgrave concern
¡to the multitude.
So it was that the energetic, wide-
•issue ranging discussion centered for
a while on the situation o f State o f
Oregon institutions o f higher learn­
ing. Most agreed that this was neces­
sary to establish a frame o f reference
for comparing the options; (I) an
academic experience at an Oregon
College or University, or (2) enroll­
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